I Dun Own Danneh Phantom. . . even though I've tried to bribe Butch Hartman and Nick with cookies.

Chapter 12

Making Up

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As the weekend came, it became extremely clear that Sam was very serious about what she had said. All of the team, including Taylor had tried to call her. Whenever they went by her house, a very sullen and stiff looking Mrs.Manson would answer and tell them that Sam wasn't there. When Danny tried to go intangible, a ghost shield generator kept him safely out of her house. Sam wasn't in school either from what they could see.

Taylor was starting to miss Sam, in truth. She was always the dark, sarcastic, and level headed one that kept everyone in check. Sadly Taylor recalled the time that her and Sam went shopping, each making the other wear an outfit of their choice. Taylor ended up wearing heavy chains and thick eyeliner while Sam was in heels and professional looking shirts. Both had laughed, agreeing that they both could at least agree on the color black. They got along well, just not where Danny was concerned. Whenever Danny would sit near Taylor, Sam would move towards him. When Danny would call Taylor, Sam would call at the same time. It always seemed to be that there was an issue with Danny. Taylor had figured out long ago that she liked him a lot, which was why she tried her best not to get romantically close to Danny. You never took your best friend's love interest. It just was not done. However, none of it mattered to Sam, and her hurtful words rang out in Taylor's mind whenever she would think about her.

It was no surprise that Tucker, Taylor, and Danny were in no mood to close Lancer's ghost portal. The troubled teens were in the Fenton Lab. That night they were supposed to have one last meeting before attack the next day, and the meeting was still on. However, in the wide expanse of the Fenton lab, filled with it's gadgets and incredible tools, all felt as though something was missing. It was like a small prick in their back, reminding them constantly of the pain.

"So. . ." Danny said, leaning against the wall dully.

"What's the plan again?. . ."

Taylor frowned and crossed her arms, looking to her bummed out friends sullenly.

"Tucker and S-. . " she paused, looking at Sam's empty space in the room.

"Tucker I mean, will go to the door and distract Lancer with homework questions. . . while you and I Danny, go and fight off the box ghost and shut down the portal."

The plan had been refined a bit to work better, Taylor's idea.

Her words left a great gap of silence, which was stopped by Danny. His hero instincts seemed to be kicking in.

"Look, you guys. . . I know we're all upset about Sam. . . but we have to do this. Amity Park is in danger until we do."

Tucker rubbed the back of his neck and nodded.

"Are you guys ready to kick some ghost butt?" Tucker offered with a slight smile.

"As ready as I'll ever be," Taylor said with a sigh.

"Well. . . not as ready as you'll ever be." said Danny softly.

" What do you mean?" Taylor asked, raising a single eyebrow.

"You have the tools, now you need the outfit."

The look on his face was soft and sweet, and he blushed slightly.

"I know it's not much, but I made this for you."

Tucker coughed indignantly, and Danny looked back at him apologetically.

"Tucker helped me of course."

Tucker nodded and said," This is our way of showing you that we're happy you're with us. . .even though there has been a lot of fighting going on."

Taylor felt her eyes sparkle with small tears, though she held them back as Danny gave her a small silver watch. On it was a single letter, T. The T looked like Danny's Danny Phantom D, the same exact style.

"Oh it's great Danny! Love the letter!" she gasped happily, taking the watch gently from danny.

Danny chuckled good naturedly.

"It's not just a watch Taylor!"

Taylor looked up from her gift with a puzzled expression.

"What do you mean?"

"You'll see. Just tap it once."

"Alright. . ." she said, wondering if Danny had lost his mind. She looked from the excited Tucker to Danny and slowly tapped the watch.

A soft glowing light surrounded her body a few seconds, Taylor gasping in surprise and closing her eyes. When she finally opened them, she saw herself in a new outfit.

"What is this?!"

She turned around, looking at the lab like suit. It was gray all over and had black gloves, boots, and neck protector. It was very similar to Danny's outfit, only on it it had a black T, the same symbol on the watch. It seemed that the colors were reversed, and it had a small feminine mini skirt to top it all off. She then realized that it was a better version of a Fenton lab outfit, most likely meant for Danny's older sister Jazz.

"If you want to hunt ghost's you need the right gear." Danny said with a grin as he watched her reaction.

"And that's not all!" said Tucker with a business-like bravado.

"It even comes with a built in timer so you can run with it!"

Taylor grinned brightly.

"Thankyou thankyou thankyou!"

She lunged at them both and crushed them in a hug, leaving them panting for air by the time they let go.

"I had no clue you guys were so good with making emblems, or skirts!" she said, taking note to their many talents.

Danny frowned and scratched his hand.

". . . Tucker? Do you remember putting those there?" Danny asked as he pointed to the emblem engraved on the shirt, and the cute added skirt at the bottom,

Tucker raised both of his shoulders and shook his head no.

". . . Well I didn't put them on. . . " Danny said with confusion.

"Then who did?" asked Taylor.

"I did. . ." came a small voice from the entrance to the lab. Tucker, Taylor, and Danny gasped in shock when they saw the small figure of Sam Manson standing tensely in front of them. She looked a bit nervous as she walked closer to them, settling in front of Taylor.

"I couldn't let one of my best friends fight ghosts in a plain Fenton lab outfit. . ." she said with a small smile, looking Taylor in the eyes meaningfully.

Tucker and Danny stood to the side, shocked at the arrival. There was an awkward silence between the two girls, then they both embraced like sisters.

"I'm sorry about what I said about you Taylor. . ." said Sam nervously racking a hand through her hair.

"I only said those things because I. . . well. . ."

Taylor shook her head and smiled, stopping Sam mid sentence.

"There's nothing left to be sorry for, and nothing to worry about."

"We're just glad to have you back," added Danny with a smile to Sam.

"Yeah! Who was going to make sure we had our vegetables?" asked Tucker with a grin.

"And keep us out of trouble?" added Taylor.

"Basically, we missed you Sam." said Danny as he put his hand on her shoulder, making Sam blush.

"I missed you guys too. . ." said Sam through happy tears.

There was indeed nothing left to say as the four friends embraced each other, ready for the day ahead of them tomorrow. They all knew that it would be a fight, but that they would pull through it together, win or lose.

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The next chapter, I'm finally going to do the scene with the box ghost. There was a lot of stuff leading up to this, but it is important to show the closeness between all of them now! Plus we needed to see more of Sam and Tucker in this too. They're going to play a more active role from now on. I just needed to get the story started, give you an idea of Taylor and her personality, and make it clear that Danny and Taylor are in fact the MAIN characters. Eventually Vlad will be too. Believe it or not, this story hasn't even begun yet. There's going to be a MAJOR plot twist coming up, so stay tuned!

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